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Naturalisation Applications

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 June 2013

Tuesday, 11 June 2013

Questions (731)

Tom Fleming

Question:

731. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will urgently examine and expedite a naturalisation application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27618/13]

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Written answers

The person referred to by the Deputy has not made an application for naturalisation. I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person concerned entered the State on 30 September, 2008 and claimed asylum. His application for asylum was unsuccessful at first instance and this decision was upheld on appeal to the Office of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal (RAT) on 07 February, 2011. Arising from the refusal of his asylum application and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), he was notified by letter dated 28 February, 2011 that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of consenting to the making of a Deportation Order or of making representations to the Minister setting out the reasons why a Deportation Order should not be made against him. In addition, he was notified of his entitlement to apply for Subsidiary Protection in accordance with the provisions of the European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations 2006.

I am informed by INIS that the person concerned subsequently made an application for permission to remain in the State on the basis of his marriage to an Irish national which took place in October 2010. This application was refused in October 2011 as examination of his documents appeared to show that that the biographical data page was not part of the original passport as issued and was likely the result of an unauthorised substitution. In February, 2013, the person concerned made a further application for permission to remain in the State on the basis of his marriage to an Irish national. He has submitted a new Passport with his application. Such applications are dealt with in chronological order and INIS are currently processing applications received in November 2012.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.

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